I spoke on “Lead-Free Assembly for High Yields and Reliability." We had several raffles and gave away autographed copies of my book “The Adventures of Patty and the Professor,” which has just recently been formally published.

As usual, I had dinner at Santo Coyote, one of my favorite restaurants, however my Mexican friends also took me to Sacromonte, claiming it had better food. They were correct. I was convinced to try chicken mole which I liked. It is tough to beat Santo Coyote’s ambiance, however.

I can’t cite data for this, but I am quite sure that GDL has the largest number of workers in electronics assembly outside of Asia. It is great news that they now have an SMTA chapter to help the local engineers network and continue to grow in their skills. It was great to play a small part in this success, but most of the credit must go to Indium Corporation’s Ivan Castellanos who is chapter president and Kester’s Miguel Vazquez, chapter vice president.